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dala.

installation or instrument constituted by a slab of stone or of wood, usually positioned in a slope and provided with drainage; used for doing laundry

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdala/[ˈd̪a.lɐ]
  1. installation or instrument constituted by a slab of stone or of wood, usually positioned in a slope and provided with drainage; used for doing laundry

    feminine
  2. deep passage, defile, gorge

    feminine
  3. dumping site

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Cognate of French dalle (“slab”), probably from Old French rather than from Suevic or Gothic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *daljō (“dell”), from *dalą (“valley”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰel- (“an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity”).

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